diff --git a/src/policy/policy.h b/src/policy/policy.h
index 94f9623b8a..0f199f928f 100644
--- a/src/policy/policy.h
+++ b/src/policy/policy.h
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ static const unsigned int MAX_STANDARD_SCRIPTSIG_SIZE = 1650;
 static const unsigned int DUST_RELAY_TX_FEE = 3000;
 /** Default for -minrelaytxfee, minimum relay fee for transactions */
 static const unsigned int DEFAULT_MIN_RELAY_TX_FEE = 1000;
+/** Default for -limitancestorcount, max number of in-mempool ancestors */
+static constexpr unsigned int DEFAULT_ANCESTOR_LIMIT{25};
 /**
  * Standard script verification flags that standard transactions will comply
  * with. However scripts violating these flags may still be present in valid
diff --git a/src/validation.h b/src/validation.h
index 70b6c072e6..676997aa46 100644
--- a/src/validation.h
+++ b/src/validation.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <node/blockstorage.h>
 #include <policy/feerate.h>
 #include <policy/packages.h>
+#include <policy/policy.h>
 #include <script/script_error.h>
 #include <sync.h>
 #include <txdb.h>
@@ -58,8 +59,6 @@ namespace Consensus {
 struct Params;
 } // namespace Consensus
 
-/** Default for -limitancestorcount, max number of in-mempool ancestors */
-static const unsigned int DEFAULT_ANCESTOR_LIMIT = 25;
 /** Default for -limitancestorsize, maximum kilobytes of tx + all in-mempool ancestors */
 static const unsigned int DEFAULT_ANCESTOR_SIZE_LIMIT = 101;
 /** Default for -limitdescendantcount, max number of in-mempool descendants */